Xiangyang and Fancheng are only separated by the Han River (Mian River), Xiangyang is in the south and Fancheng is in the north. Since Liu Biao moved the seat of Jingzhou from Hanshou County to Xiangyang, Fancheng's military status has risen sharply, becoming the north of Jingzhou.
The most important military town, bar none.
The soldiers stationed here are all Liu Biao's close personal guards. They can immediately send troops northward when they advance, and can return to Xiangyang at any time when they retreat. They can be said to be Liu Biao's fundamental strength.
Now, under the mobilization of Wenpin, this base is gradually rushing towards Xinye, not far from Fancheng, in batches to resist Cao's army.
This army had just set out for a few miles when they encountered many soldiers of Liu Bei who had fled here from the north.
When he learned that almost all of Liu Bei's three thousand soldiers had been lost in the hands of Cao Jun, Wenpin's heart dropped to the bottom of his heart.
"I hope the new field hasn't been broken yet!"
Once Xinye is broken, Cao's army can directly attack Fancheng. This situation is not what Wenpin wants to see.
"The whole army marches at full speed!"
Wenpin ordered the Jingzhou soldiers to speed up and rush to Xinye. When they met Liu Bei's soldiers on the road, they would always catch them and learn about the military situation in the north from their mouths.
Fortunately, although there were many deserters from Liu Bei's army encountered, there was no news that Xinye City had been breached, which made Wenpin feel at ease.
But soon, the scouts ahead discovered a strange team and brought them to Wenpin.
The reason why they are strange is because all the twenty or so people in this team are riding war horses.
Jingzhou Young Horse, even a small prince like Liu Bei with more than 3,000 people may not be able to gather hundreds of war horses. Now, the twenty-odd people who suddenly appeared are all riding horses. How can we not make people suspicious?
Not to mention, among these twenty-odd war horses, there are two handsome ones that are a bit too outrageous.
Wenpin stared at a flaming red and azure war horse and swallowed quietly.
"This horse...is really a good horse!"
It was just that fiery red war horse. Why did Wenpin become more and more familiar with it?
"General!"
At this time, the soldier who had just arrived on horseback spoke.
The soldier's face was covered with blood, and he was crying: "General! This is General Guan's red rabbit horse!"
"And the war horse next to the red rabbit horse is called Kuaihang. It is General Zhao Yun's mount. Doesn't the general recognize it?"
When Kuaihang heard what the soldier said, he immediately snorted in dissatisfaction, as if to prove his innocence, saying that he could only be ridden by one person!
Wenpin narrowed his eyes, and then he remembered that when he saw Guan Yu before, Guan Yu was indeed riding this red rabbit colt.
wrong!
Wenpin immediately turned around and grabbed the soldier's collar: "How come Guan Yu's red rabbit was ridden by you? Are you deserters who stole General Guan's horse?"
The soldier cried and said: "General! We are all fellow countrymen who followed Liu Yuzhou and General Guan from Zhuojun! How could I be a deserter?"
Instead of letting Wenpin breathe a sigh of relief, this answer made him even more frightened: "Then why are Guan Yu's horses here with you?"
The soldier continued to respond to Wenpin with tears in his eyes: "General! Xinye City has been destroyed! It was Liu Yuzhou who gave up all the horses to us in order to allow us to break through!"
New field is broken?
Wenpin's eyes darkened and he felt dizzy.
After finally standing still, Wenpin angrily shouted at the soldier: "How could Xinye be broken? How could Xinye be broken?"
"It's really broken!"
The soldiers did not care about being dissatisfied, and explained the story to Wenpin as if they were pouring beans: "At that time, Xiahou Dun of Cao's army came with a large army, and without any casualties, he attacked the ants and destroyed the city. It only took half a day for Xinye to be destroyed!"
"Liu Yuzhou had no choice but to escape from Xinye City, gathered his soldiers outside Xinye City, and ordered us to come to Liu Jingzhou for help!"
At first Wenpin felt that things had not turned around, but when he heard that Liu Bei was still alive, Wenpin finally felt a little relieved.
"What are Liu Yuzhou's casualties?"
"There are countless casualties! Even General Guan has died in the battle!"
After Wenpin heard another bad news, he also knew that Liu Bei's place was really corrupt to the extreme, so he stopped asking questions and urged the soldiers to continue marching.
Looking back, Wenpin stared at the soldier he had just asked: "What's your name?"
"General, my name is... Doctor Ren!"
The soldier showed his identity to Wenpin with great certainty: "I am from Guangyang! I am a soldier of Liu Yuzhou!"
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After Wenpin organized Dr. Ren and other escaped soldiers into his own team, they headed towards the place where they called "Liu Bei's garrison".
It's not that Wenpin didn't want to explore the situation in Xinye City on the way, but every time he sent out scouts, he would encounter a large number of Cao's cavalry wandering south of Xinye City, giving Wenpin's scouts no chance to get close.
After repeated attempts, Wenpin did not want to waste the opportunity to fight, so he continued to rush in the direction of Liu Bei while asking Dr. Ren about the details on the battlefield.
"The main reason is that Liu Yuzhou made a mistake in judgment at Bowangpo, and was dispersed by Cao's army. He had no choice but to retreat."
When Shi Ren got the opportunity, he started to talk nonsense: "Especially He Yan, who is completely brave and more fierce than General Guan and General Zhang. He killed hundreds of our soldiers single-handedly! It's really terrifying!"
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Wenpin responded as if he agreed: "I have known this for a long time! I heard that He Yan killed Yuan Shu's former general Chen Lan when he was in Lujiang County. He must be a battlefield general!"
"Yes Yes!"
Dr. Ren nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "He Yan is nine feet long, has a green face and fangs, and is thick and thick. When he charges on the battlefield, he looks like a ferocious beast. He is unstoppable!"
Originally, Wenpin praised He Yan casually, just to comfort Liu Beijun for his defeat, but when Wenpin saw that Dr. Ren was actually trying to hit the snake with a stick, he immediately became dissatisfied and said: "Why can you only boost other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Even then,
No matter how brave and skilled He Yan is, he is only an army of one man, so why should he be afraid?"
Wenpin glanced at Dr. Ren's somewhat frail body and cursed angrily: "How many people can He Yan kill on the battlefield if he has the courage of Lu Bu? What's more, you are Liu Yuzhou's personal guard. How can you do it just because you saw him?"
The enemy general is brave but fearful? Fortunately, you are a fellow countryman of Liu Yuzhou and a tragic and famous scholar of Yan and Zhao. How can you be so fearless?"
Dr. Ren repeatedly said yes, but kept silent about He Yan, for fear of exacerbating Wen Ping's dissatisfaction.
"snort!"
Seeing that Dr. Ren was so weak, Wenpin snorted again and turned to look at the wilderness ahead: "Doshi Ren! Where is Liu Bei? He can't be too far away from Xinye!"
"It's quick! It's quick!"
Dr. Ren raised his neck: "General Wen, please look at the hills ahead!"